Moldova

American  

[mawl-doh-vuh] / mɔlˈdoʊ və /

noun

1. Formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic,.  Formerly Moldavia.  a republic in southeastern Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia. 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Kishinev.

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Moldova British  

/ mɒlˈdəʊvə /

noun

1. Also called: Moldavia.  a republic in SE Europe: comprising the E part of the former principality of Moldavia, the E part of which (Bessarabia) was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and formed the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic until it gained independence in 1991; an agricultural region with many vineyards. Official language: Romanian. Religion: nonreligious and Christian. Currency: leu. Capital: Chişinǎu (Kishinev). Pop: 3 619 925 (2013 est). Area: 33 670 sq km (13 000 sq miles)

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Moldova Cultural  

1. Republic in eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north and east, the Black Sea to the south, and Romania to the west. Its capital and largest city is Kishinev.

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The Soviet Union took Moldova from Romania in 1940; most of its people speak Romanian.

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Other Word Forms

• Moldovan adjective

Example Sentences

Armenia, Egypt, Kenya, and Kosovo would have the largest increases, while the biggest winners would be Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova and Tunisia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The only nations ahead of them had very small supporter bases: the Faroe Islands, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Luxembourg.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

The drone then crossed into Ukraine and Moldova before returning to Romania, it said.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

One of the poorest nations in   Europe and plagued by a moribund economy, in 2001 Moldova became the   first former Soviet state to elect a communist as its president.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency